Fawad, Cockbain fire Adelaide Strikers into playoffs

Fawad Ahmed packed away a three-wicket pull while Ian Cockbain and Matt Renshaw struck half-hundreds of years to star in Adelaide Strikers' simple eight-wicket triumph against Sydney Sixers at the Adelaide Oval on Monday (January 17). The triumph fixed the Strikers' section as the fourth group in the end of the season games. They presently have 28 focuses and involve the fourth spot, and have finished all their association stage tasks. The Strikers anticipate the aftereffects of Hobart Hurricanes' next two games to see which position they ultimately finish at. The Sixers, in the meantime, clutch their subsequent spot. They are, notwithstanding, tied on focuses with Sydney Thunder at 31, with the two groups having one match left. The Sixers' best four all had strike rates under 130 as the Strikers didn't let them free. They were 70 for 1 after 10 overs and slipped to 83 for 4 as Fawad conveyed fast hits and wound up with astounding figures of 3 for 16. Justin Avendano gave the push that the Sixers were expecting, hitting a 29-ball 52 that assisted them with wrapping up with 161 for 7. Renshaw and Henry Hunt controlled the beginning of the pursuit with a 45-run opening stand that came inside four overs. With Cockbain additionally getting going his innings in a positive manner, the Strikers took the Bash Boost point inside seven overs. While Renshaw fell not long after raising a 30-ball fifty, Cockbain remained till the end as he polished off the pursuit in the eighteenth over. Brief scores: Sydney Sixers 161/7 in 20 overs (Justin Avendano 52, Jack Edwards 34; Fawad Ahmed 3-16) lost to Adelaide Strikers 165/2 in 17.3 overs (Ian Cockbain 71*, Matt Renshaw 50; Hayden Kerr 1-37) by 8 wickets.